Border agents seize 10 pounds of meth from Canadian man crossing into Michigan

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that officers seized nearly 10 pounds of methamphetamine off of a Canadian man crossing 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 13 at the Blue Water Bridge.

According to a Thursday news release from the federal agency, driver Constantine Xethalis and a passenger were unable to provide proof of citizenship to the border agents in Port Huron. The two were ordered to receive a secondary inspection, which is where CBP officers found a bag “containing nearly ten pounds of methamphetamine in tablet form.”

A sample of the tablets was sent to the Oakland County Laboratory for examination, which then determined that the tablets contained meth. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan is prosecuting the case, as Xethalis is being charged with importation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute controlled substance.

"This is a perfect example of the type of activities that CBP see’s every day at Ports of Entry around the United States, Michael Fox, the port’s director, said in a news release.

“Our officers here in Port Huron are true professionals and can be proud today knowing they stopped ten pounds of drugs from making it to the streets of America.”